From BackStory With The American History Guys “Just what is the role of the FBI when investigating politicians and did [FBI Directory James] Comey cross Read More
In this lesson students will identify rules that are important for their daily work and learning at school. They will participate in civil discourse as Read More
“Constitution 101 is a 15-unit asynchronous, semester-long curriculum that provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw…Each module includes detailed Read More
Our Super Civics teacher team has created easy to follow grade level lessons with coordinating slides that use children’s literature to teach elections.
This lesson offers a set of questions to connect students’ prior knowledge to the theme of citizenship by examining the attributes and actions of effective Read More
“In this episode, we look at how the ongoing battle over the filibuster’s future is in some ways a battle over its past.” Podcast (52 Read More
From the Center for Civic Education Students and teachers – use this companion website for the We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution Level 3 Read More
From NewseumED “This case study explores a photojournalist’s ethical duty to be fair, accurate and clear, specifically in regard to manipulating photographs.” Divide students into small groups. Read More
From History.com David Eisenbach explains the origin of the donkey as a symbol of the Democratic party and how the Republican party and the symbol of Read More
From CrashCourse Craig Benzine talks about the importance of congressional elections – the frequency of elections in the Senate and House, typical characteristics of a Read More
270towin.com: This website educates its audience on the Electoral College system through the use of an interactive Electoral College map for 2024 and a history Read More
From the Right Question Institute The BQBD Voter Engagement Workshop offers a free, simple, easy to implement, engagement nonpartisan lesson for any middle school or high school social Read More
I Side With – Political Ideology quiz. Can take shorter or longer version of quiz. Matches up beliefs with the 5 major candidates and explains Read More
From Carolina K-12 This is a searchable database for lesson plans/ activities. Files are available in PDF format, and one must have Adobe Reader installed to Read More
From New York Times, By Errol Morris In this Op-Doc video, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris speaks with young Americans about the merits of voting Read More
In this lesson, students learn about the theme of President Kennedy’s inaugural address, civic action, and consider how it applies to their own lives.
Students will write letters to their state and/or national leaders either in support or against a fictitious proposed constitutional amendment to lower the voting age from 18 to 16.
Is a Constitutional Amendment required to protect the U.S. flag from desecration? Students present a compromise resolution after they debate, deliberate, and analyze primary source documents, including the majority and dissenting opinions from Texas v. Johnson.
By Jennifer Bloom and Kate McBride Engage students in a Structured Academic Controversy in this lesson that focuses on developing deliberation skills using a proposed Read More
